United States Eighth Circuit

District court's denial of summary judgment for defendants, an official and state racing commissioners, based on qualified or quasi-judicial immunity is reversed where defendants were entitled to absolute, quasi-judicial immunity for a decision banning licensed veterinarians from treating race horses.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/10/2006
• Published 08/10/2006

Judges

• SMITH, Circuit Judge., Before ARNOLD and SMITH, Circuit Judges, and MAGNUSON, District Judge.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant was Jennifer M. Tomka, Assistant Attoney General, Lincoln, NE.


• For Appellees:
  
• Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee was Terri M. Weeks of Lincoln, NE.